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. 2014 Aug 26;9(8):e103396. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103396

Table 2. Characteristics of responders and non-responders at follow-up.

Descriptor Responders (n = 1955) Non-responders (n = 261) p-value
Age Mean (SD) 52.9 (22.5) 46.8 (21.0) <0.0001
Sex n (%)
Male 1380 (70.6) 185 (70.9) 0.92
Female 575 (29.4) 76 (29.1)
Comorbid status n (%)
Healthy 1122 (57.6) 168 (64.6) 0.03
Pre-existing condition 827 (42.4) 92 (35.4)
Trauma type n (%)
Blunt 1860 (95.1) 240 (91.9) 0.001
Penetrating 57 (2.9) 19 (7.3)
Burn 38 (1.9) 2 (0.8)
Mechanism n (%)
Fall 777 (39.7) 86 (33.0) 0.001
Motor vehicle 409 (20.9) 42 (16.1)
Pedestrian 143 (7.3) 25 (9.6)
Motorcycle 213 (10.9) 24 (9.2)
Pedal cyclist 92 (4.7) 22 (8.4)
Other 321 (16.4) 62 (23.8)
ISS Median (IQR) 19 (16–26) 17 (14–25) <0.0001
GCS n (%)
13–15 1505 (80.3) 219 (84.9) 0.001
9–12 161 (8.6) 29 (11.2)
3–8 209 (11.2) 10 (3.9)
ICU stay n (%)
Yes 802 (41.1) 57 (33.5) 0.018
No 1149 (58.9) 173 (66.5)
Hospital length of stay Median (IQR) days 8.3 (4.1–16.6) 7.2 (3.8–13.4) 0.05